Aida Opera Candies

This is such a wonderful family owned candy and chocolate shop. It’s so charming and their candies are beyond amazing. They have everything you could imagine and I always enjoy stopping in to pick up some tasty treats and gifts for friends and family.

This is a Burlingame Gem!!! Amazing hand crafted Chocolates, too it off with friendly and kind hearted owners who simply make magic with every chocolate nibble they create! Don’t miss out, once you try a piece of anything these ladies create you will be hooked! Made right at the shop and they have the cutest decorative packaging to make whatever you select extra special. Whether for clients or personal treats… forget See’s give me Aida’s every day and twice on Sunday!

SOOOO rich in chocolate, they gave me a sample for free and its not like from a company who made it months before. this candy was made there and just out of the oven. The service was super sweet and chatty. I love the service who are very friendly and want to help you find something you want. The place is very decorative and very packaged. To some people, this may be a little on the pricey side, but you get what you pay for. try the malt balls, very tasty :-)

It doesn’t get any better in the chocolate world. The women that run this place are friendly, hardworking and extraordinarily helpful. The chocolates are melt in your mouth delicious. The store is beautifully decorated. It really is like a step back in time where small, incredible stores were the rule. Whenever I am in the area I have to stop in. Thank you owners!

I stopped in yesterday to buy chocolates as a birthday gift for a dark chocolate aficionado. I bought a box of dark chocolate truffles. They were amazing! Creamy, rich, and well-​balanced flavors. They were a huge hit with my finicky friend.

This is one of the best chocolate makers in the Bay Area. They are family owned and besides the fact that the ladies that make the chocolate and manage the store are wonderful, the chocolate is phenomenal. I’ve been going to this store for many years and it is not to be missed. If they were closer to home I’d be in trouble as I’d have a marshmallow addiction problem. They come in raspberry, mint, lemon and plain and they are house made and just fab. If you want something they normally carry and you let them know you are coming, just call them and let them know. Don’t miss this Burlingame Avenue shop. The raisin clusters rock too! I heart Aida’s.

Dark chocolate peanut butter pretzel bars,
Chocolate covered dried cherries, chocolate covered mint marshmallow, honeycombs, peanut brittle, the list can go on and on! Chocolate heaven! Mind blowing chocolate! Love Aida’s chocolates!

I went in here for the first time the other day looking for a little box of chocolates to give my mother for Mother’s Day. The owner is the sweetest woman. I told her what I was looking for and she helped me find the right mix of chocolates.
She then took the box to the back and re-​wrapped it in a gold box with pink ribbon for my Mom.
Such a pleasant experience. I will absolutely give them my business for my future chocolate needs.

Fabulous 2^nd generation chocolatiers! They have wonderful cinnamon imperials, and also really terrific chocolate peanut butter cups!

I love the place… the best chocolate barks.

A really cute 4^th generation family candy business in the heart of downtown Burlingame. The two women who run the shop could not be sweeter, pun intended! It has been a great place to get gifts for clients for the holidays and special occasions. They make a’lot of their chocolates in the shop from family recipes that have been handed down from generation to generation. One of my favorites is the milk chocolate covered Oreos and milk chocolate peanut brittle bark. If you have a sweet tooth or need a beautiful gift, this is the place to visit! Find them at: 1117 Burlingame Ave.

This place was great. Both people in the shop were ridiculously friendly and kind. Their selection is really quite amazing. When we were asked what we were looking for and said something for a dog trainer, she said she had the perfect thing and led us to a dark chocolate dog bone for humans. She offered to dress up a box of chocolate with it and it looks beautiful. Beautiful shop, super friendly people, and amazingly yummy chocolates.

Love this candy store and the beautiful attention to detail! Awesome dark chocolate Giants baseball bat and black and orange jelly bellys fit the bill! Such fun delectables, great service and gorgeous window display!

I’m glad I don’t live in Burlingame otherwise I would have an expensive habit at Aida’s.
I love the chocolate covered marshmallows ($ 2.50 for 1) and the chocolate covered rise crispy treats.
Expensive but really good.

Wonderful and freshly made chocolates and other treats. In a hurry? Call ahead and they will run your order out to your car!

Aida Opera Candies is a hidden gem along the Burlingame Ave strip. Although my review is based solely on their homemade marshmallows, they have a wide variety of goodies to satisfy any sweet tooth.
Their chocolate dipped marshmallows are seriously the best candies/​sweet things I’ve ever had. Ever. The chocolate is decadent and creamy and the marshmallow is so light and fluffy, it practically melts in your mouth. The flavors are always on point and so far I’ve tried their plain, raspberry, mint, and blueberry. Sadly I moved to socal a few months ago but I make sure to stop by every time I fly back up to stock up on the heavenly squares (I’m eating one as I type this).
Lori is such a sweet and kind woman! She’s a pleasure to talk to and is another reason why I enjoy visiting this cute shop. So go! Go try their marshmallows and other delicious creations. It won’t disappoint.

The wonderful wonderful warm warm smell of fresh, home-​made chocolates is what puts this shop over the top for me. After immersing myself in the fragrance for a few minutes, I chose an Amaretto truffle, a Marzipan, and two salted caramels — all dark chocolate, of course. All quite delicious, of course. Have I had better? Sure, but Aida Opera Candies is a must if you’re in Burlingame. Pick up some happy happy joy joy for yourself or for somebody you love!

I was taking a stroll around Burlingame and found this gem of a store. Everything in there looked so delicious and decisions were tough to make.
I went for the dipped apricots with milk chocolate. OMG fresh fruit and chocolate, great combo!
I also bought the peanut butter graham cookies dipped in milk chocolate. They weren’t kidding with the description on the website about «gooey peanut butter» cause it was GOOEY. Lots of peanut butter with every bite.
If you are in the neighborhood, check this place out.

Too often I walk into a candy shop only to find truffles and bark that look all to similar to the ones, as if they all buy pre-​made truffles from the same place or use the same recipe. It’s never felt inspired; I didn’t expect much walking in here.
As I walked in I was greeted from the back where Lori was prepping some bags of candy. There were jars lining the tops of the shelves as I walked up to the counter and asked her about her shop; its namesake taking after her grandfather, who was the original owner.
The homemade marshmallows did it for me. Try the mint, lemon and vanilla marshmallows — they’re truly light flavored air!

I’ve had Aida Opera Candies bookmarked ‘to try’ for some time now but completely forgot about it until I got an email from Livingsocial offering $ 20 for $ 10 so I immediately snapped up the deal.
The store is fairly small inside but crammed full with goodies everywhere — Various boxed selections, gift baskets, pre bagged (¼lb) chocolates and candies, Lollipops, display cases with various truffles and dipped fruits ect. And the smell. Wow, sweet chocolate heaven!
With so many things to choose from it took me almost 20 minutes finally decide on my goody haul:
Cookies & Cream Malt Balls (
): Absolutely love these! The coating is white chocolate & Oreo with a light mint flavor with malted milk inside and taste so good. Addictive too, one ¼lb bag ($ 3) just isn’t enough.
Malt Balls (no picture, sorry): About 50% larger than the Cookies & Cream balls these are coated with a very thick coating of milk chocolate, another winner!
Chocolate Caramel’s (
): I think these are meant to be dark chocolate coated. I’m not fan at all, both the chocolate and the Caramel had a bad almost ash like taste to them??? Very odd.
Milk Chocolate Soft Caramel’s (
): Soft chewy Caramel coated with Milk chocolate ($ 3.75 per ¼). I definitely prefer these over the other Caramel’s.
Raspberry Truffle (
) & Almond Truffle (
): dark chocolate coated truffles.
I wasn’t overly impressed with either as the Truffle itself was very light in flavor, too much so for me. I felt the chocolate coating somewhat overpowered the yummy truffle inside. Probably fine for the dark chocolate fanatic though.
The 2 ladies serving were also very friendly and helpful. The whole experience made me feel like I had been transported back to one of the old sweet shops I went to as a child and I will definitely make a return visit as the Malt Balls are worth it alone.